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George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen’s World War II combat pilots, dies at 100

George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen’s World War II combat pilots, dies at 100

Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen and the last of the group’s World War II combat pilots, died Tuesday night, according to Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. He was 100 years old. “His legacy is one of courage, resilience, tremendous skill and dogged perseverance against racism, prejudice and other evils, said Leon Butler, national president of Tuskegee Airmen, …

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